Animal-poke.



' PATENTED JAN. 31,1905.

S. HARTMAN. ANIMAL POKE.; APPLIOAIIION FILED AUG. 4. 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

SCOTT HARTMAN, OF OSCEOLA, NEBRASKA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,201, dated January31, 1905. E

' lAppiicaionieaAugua4,1904. staunt. 219,498.

following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap'pertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in animal-pokes.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a poke to be worn by animals toprevent their jumping, over or climbing through and pushl ing downfences.

A further'object' is to provide a device of this character which will besimple in construction, strong and durable, and which may beconveniently worn by the animal'and which will not interfere with theanimals eating.

With these and other objects in view the vinvention consists of certainnovel features of and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken.

through the upper end of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the drawl ings, 1 denotes the frame ofthe poke, which is preferably formed of a single metal bar bent midwaybetween its ends upon itself and bolted together to form an upper arm 2.

Below said upper arm the endsof the bar are bent or curved outwardly toform a yoke 3, the ends being ,again brought together and j boltedbelow-said yoke portion by means of a bolt 4:. Between said lower endsof the bars and secured by said boltt is a depending pivoted rod or bar5, the, lower end of which is bent upwardly in the form of a hook 6.

Within the yoke portion 3 is arranged a guard-pad7, which is formed ofleatheror 'engaged with the neckrof the animal. -tween the bars of thearm 2 above the piv- Fig. 2 is a verconnected together.

other suitable material and is adapted to rest on the neck of the animalto protect the same from being chafed and galled bythe movement oftheyoke 3.

Between-the upper ends of the fence-engaging arm 2 is flXedly secured aforwardly-projecting catch-arm 8. On the fence-engaging arm 2immediately above the yoke portion 3 is pivotally connected a double-pointed prod or spur 9, the points of which project rearwardly anddownwardly in a position to be otal point of the spur 9 is pivoted theupper end of a rearwardly-projecting inclined bracebar 10, in the loweror outer end of which isA movement being limited byengagement of the`bolt 13with the elongated aperture 12.

In applying the poke to the neck lof the animal the bolt 4 is removedandl the yoke 'portion of the poke sprung apart, 'thereby permitting thesame to be.arranged upon an animals neck. The bolt 1 is now replaced andthe lower ends of the bar thereby again Should the animal wearing thepoke attempt to jump or tear down a `fence,.the catch-arm 8 or thehook-arm 6 will be engaged with the wires or rails of the fence,thereby'forcing the poke back upon the neck of the animal and causingthe points' of thespur or prod to prick the animals neck,

of the same will be gradually forced int'o the neck of the animal, whichwill warn him to cease his efforts without thenecessity of protheconstruction and operation of the inve'ntion will be readily understoodwithout requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages ot' this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I 1.' An animal-poke comprising aneck-yoke formed with rigid upper and lower extending arms, said upperarm having a rearwardlyprojecting device provided with a stop-slot, aspur pivoted to said upper arm, extending rearwardly therefrom andhaving a stop device operating in said stop-slot, and a swinging armattached to the lower arm of the yoke, substantially as described.

2. An animal-poke, consisting of a yoke adapted to engage they neck ofthe animal, a guard pad or band secured to the inner side of said yoke,an upwardly-projecting fenceengaging arm arranged above said yoke, acatch-arm iixed on and pro 'ecting forwardly from said fence-engagingarm, a swinging arm pivotally connected to the lower end ol said yoke,the lower end of said arm having formed thereon an upwardly-projectinghook, a double-pointed prod or spur pivotall y connected to saidfence-engaging arm above said yoke, and a rearwardly-inelined brace-barsecured to said arm and having formed in its outer end an elongatedaperture adapted to receive a bolt connecting the two points of saiddouble-pointed spur, whereby the latter is adapted to have a limitedpivotal movement on said fence-engaging arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereotl I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SCOTT HAR' `MAN.

Vitnesses:

G. T. RAY, JAMES DUNN.

